What is the Least Common Multiple of 79737 and 79747?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 79737 and 79747 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 79737 and 79747, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(79737,79747) = 1
LCM(79737,79747) = ( 79737 × 79747) / 1
LCM(79737,79747) = 6358786539 / 1
LCM(79737,79747) = 6358786539

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 79737 and 79747 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 79737 and 79747. First we will calculate the prime factors of 79737 and 79747.

Prime Factorization of 79737

Prime Factorization of 79747

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 79737 and 79747.

LCM(79737,79747) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 3797¹ × 17¹ × 4691¹
LCM(79737,79747) = 6358786539